They are here every Sunday. They are present for every worship service in TMUC’s sanctuary. They are so familiar they might go unnoticed. They are so common that we might fail to notice the sacred present in their commonness. One is white in colour. One is the colours of a rainbow. They are the candles…
We’ve been approved! We are delighted to share good news today! The City of Winnipeg through the Community Incentive Grant Program has approved $50,000.00 towards the roof and insulation project! The roof repair will solve the current leakage problems (no more water trickling into the balcony or basement!) and over time will reduce heating costs, and…
‘The hills are alive, with the sound of music…’ ‘The world is alive with the sound of…’ — how would you fill in that blank? Every place has its own sounds. Any day at the TMUC office those sounds include: a soft subtle beep that accompanies the opening or closing of one of the glass…
Today is ‘Play in the Sand Day!’ (Yes, apparently you can name a day after almost any occasion or activity.) No one seems sure who invented Play in the Sand Day. Originally it was a day to celebrate artistic sand creations of castles or sand/water sculptures. Now the day is a reminder of the importance…
This week we have been watching some of the televised Commonwealth Games. One day we watched coverage of Net Ball. After several minutes we confessed that we really we didn’t really know how the game was supposed to be played. Athletes who play sports know how the game is ‘supposed to be played’, but some…
Woohoo, we are going to RAISE THE ROOF! At the congregational meeting on August 2, they said YES! RAISE THE ROOF! It will only be a couple of inches of insulation, but it will make a difference! There will be new shingles and more. The full plans are in the Roofing Proposal The total cost…
Rev. Carmen Lansdowne has been elected as the 44th moderator of The United Church of Canada. Lansdowne was elected last week by the General Council. She is a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation and has most recently served as executive director of the First United Church Community Ministry Society in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The…
During the time of COVID ‘shutdowns’, we daily phoned people of TMUC to ask how they were doing and let them know we were thinking of them. A recurrent question we heard during those calls was, “How are things with the church?” As we return to weekly in-person worship and events, we continue to both…
There is news to share! Here’s our Council Chair Breanna with Daphne and the 2023 United Church Calendar in which TMUC is November! Calendars are available for pre-order. The Calendars will be a small fundraiser for TMUC so we are selling them for $10.00 each. And yes – you can use the new TipTap machine…
